198 - MERIP

Spring 1996

Middle East Report 198 looks at dynamics of gender in law, formal politics and civic engagement across the region.


From the Editors (Spring 1996)	The Editors
Articles
Gender and Citizenship in Middle Eastern States	Suad Joseph
For the Common Good? Gender and Social Citizenship in Palestine	Penny Johnson, Islah Jad, Rita Giacaman
Women’s Court in Beirut	Jehan Helou
Women and the Women’s Equal Rights Law in Israel	Nitza Berkovitch
Gender, Civil Society and Citizenship in Algeria	Boutheina Cheriet
The Woman with Two Husbands	Anna Wurth
On Gender and Citizenship in Turkey	Yesim Arat
Women’s Organizations in Kuwait	Haya al-Mughni
Women and Personal Status Law in Iran	Homa Hoodfar
Special Reports
What Does the Gama’a Islamiyya Want?	Hisham Mubarak
Column: Turkey’s Little Tiger	Al Miskin
Reviews
The Limits of Revisionist Imagination	Rebecca L. Stein

Editor’s Picks (Spring 1996)	The Editors